Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his... Læs mere
Landscape with Machines: The First Part of his Autobiography
At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. As well as his... Læs mere
A powerful insight into the men and machines that built modern Britain
A classic work that must be included in the library of any railway enthusiast
Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792, he moved to London.
Sleep no more
Landscape with Canals: The Second Part of His Autobiography
Railway adventure